San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-07-27
AFTER DOODLE, WHAT2

The goOdly city that sits and sings
peans of praise TO her own projections,
under the shade Of the historic Alamo,
has had an experience, or rather several
OF them. The sluggish currents of her
feelings have been moved in no ordi-
nary msUner. The prohibition and
anti-prOhibitiOn forces have stirred the
sediment of social, political and relig-
ious feelings to its depth. Out OF the
ruck, woman stumpist has been
evolved whose broad stories go down as
pat as those Of the masculine persuasion.
This is certainly q new thing under the
sun OF this breezy cline, and our peOpl c
are all agOg at the innovation like crowd
Of street gsmins ct a pOliCeman's rattle.
Moons have come and gone. waxed
and waned, since new city hall was
determined upon. Hundreds of day
labOrers are waiting the blissful morn
ing when willing hands shall break
ground for the structure and idle
muscles ind exercise at profitable labor.
Sights Of sites have been sighted, but no
site is yet in sight by long sight Hope
deferred makes the waiting workman
sick and yet there is no sign of sign
that the council even consider the mat
ter. Now that some Of them have been
stung into a buzzing resentment by q
fanOied slight, there is no knowing how
long it will be before the hive settles
down to its legitimate work of making
municipal honey. 1t certainly is not be-
cause there lie no sunshine, for the sun
goes serenely up the height day by day
and yet there IL no token of any imme-
diste decision as TO where that much
needed city hall will rear its walls to
thunder the echoes Of the commanders
gavel.
Our once pellucid stream slows its
scum thickening waters to the gulf and
the eye of anxiety looks vainly for the
clear stream Of other days. An apDro-
priatiOn for cleaning has been made, and
as this matter rests with tine city engi-
oompIished. Needed work is calling for
the street gang a score Of ways at once,
and the louder the call, the slower seems
the response.
Projects for lighting the city are thick
as bears in a berry patch, but 1t is all
project, and on dark nights, 10 many To-
cations, 1t is necessary for the benight-
ed traveller to poke his fingers in his
eyes and make starlight in order to
guide his stumbling feet.
Everything seems just about to be, but
nothing is. Business and politics and
improvements and industrial move
ments and federal buildings and water.
melons and snti-prOhibition funds and
street cleaning all at stsndstill wait.
ing for-what?
The boodler investigation is over anC
no one lie convicted Of anything. for nc
one was charged with any crookednest
or malfeasance, or fraud, or dishonesty
The bonds Of the city are all hypothe
Gated for the necessary improvements o
this year. The work to be done by way
of city building, street paving, rivel
cleaning, garbage burning, is all known
and all undone. The summer months
are going, the season for work is no
unfavorable, private enterprises are
being pushed rapidly forward, but the
city business seems to be headless. The
man who can galvanize this dilstorinesl
into action and start the ball oil
municipal Improvement rolling, will
earn leather medal and the thanks OF 9
city whose patience has been we'll nigf
bankrupted.